Energy: Renewables
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
Band 2
About
Provided by BAHR
BAHR’s legal team has vast experience of working closely with a number of major players in the energy sector. The firm has a thorough understanding of the legal framework governing the industry, and advises on day-to-day administration, as well as handling transactions and acting as counsel in disputes. BAHR also offers an exceptionally strong and experienced tax team, which is fully integrated in the group and has represented oil companies in many of the most notable tax disputes in Norway.
Our experienced team provides practical advice on all areas of everyday concern to energy companies, including commercial agreements and regulatory compliance, while also being a first choice for their largest mandates – multi-billion financings, international acquisitions or major disputes. Widely valued for our advice on Norway’s complex energy tax regimes, we are also respected for procurement and competition work.
Chambers Review
BAHR's impressive energy practice is particularly well known for handling renewable energy transactions and tax issues, often acting for joint ventures. The law firm possesses a broad client base including wind farm and hydropower developers, grid owners and operators, power producers, funds and investors.
Work Highlights
- BAHR advised the City of Oslo, Hafslund Eco, HitecVision and Infranode II as an investor consortium on its acquisition of Fortum's 50% stake in Fortum Oslo Varme, now known as Hafslund Oslo Celsio.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"BAHR is on top of all commercial issues that come its way."
"BAHR is very commercial."
"BAHR is on top of all commercial issues that come its way."
"BAHR is very commercial."
Notable Practitioners
Rune Svoren assists with mergers and divestments in the renewable energy sector. He acts for major domestic and regional energy companies.
Jens Naas-Bibow offers extensive transactional expertise in the renewable energy sector. He also assists with hydropower projects and grid and infrastructure mandates. He joined BAHR in March 2024.
"He is a really skilled lawyer."
Jon Christian Thaulow acts on M&A transactions and commercial disputes in the renewable energy sector. He additionally assists with contractual and regulatory mandates in connection with wind farm and hydropower plant projects.
"Jon Christian Thaulow is very theoretically skilled."
Henrik Bjørnebye enters the rankings for the first time and is lauded for his knowledge in Norwegian and EU renewable energy law. He has deep expertise in a range of mandates, from wind farm transactions to CCS and regulatory grid operation topics.
"Henrik Bjørnebye is perhaps Norway's best lawyer in EU energy law."
"He knows the European framework. He is very academic and knowledgeable."
"Henrik is a very academically skilled renewables lawyer."
"He is a very knowledgeable lawyer in the field."
Ranked Lawyers at
BAHR
Norway
Members
Provided by BAHR
Henrik Bjørnebye
Head of Department
Morten Smørdal